Irish bouzouki A♭ chord (ADAD)A♭ major: 3 6 6 6

Ab chord chart for Irish bouzouki in ADAD tuning: 3 6 6 6, from the 3rd fret — Ab (Ab major) on the Irish bouzouki, ADAD: 3 6 6 6, low course to high (Ab/C). Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 3 6 6 6 (from the 3rd fret) · Ab/C

Low A course: 3rd fret, index finger, C
Low D course: 6th fret, little finger (barre), A♭
High A course: 6th fret, little finger (barre), E♭
High D course: 6th fret, little finger (barre), A♭

Sounds: C A♭ E♭ A♭ · A♭ is A♭, C, E♭ (1 · 3 · 5)

Found in: E♭ major (IV), D♭ major (V), A♭ major (I), B♭ mixolydian (♭VII), E♭ mixolydian (IV), A♭ mixolydian (I)

Tuning ADAD: A D A D, low to high.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose ADAD once in its Settings and it remembers.

A♭ in session keys

C minor (♭VI, a main chord): Cm – B♭ – A♭ – B♭
F dorian (♭III): Fm – A♭ – E♭ – Fm (up to ♭III and home through ♭VII)

Other A♭ chords, Irish bouzouki ADAD

A♭G♯m A♭7

Other major chords

D G A E B C F B♭E♭F♯D♭A♭

A♭ in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAD Irish bouzouki, GDAE Mandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app